Hatfield is a contemporary philosopher working in the analytic philosophy of religion, with contributions to the problem of evil and theodicy. Their work engages with the logical and evidential dimensions of theodicy, examining the constraints on divine permission of error and harm. The precise scope of their contribution to the field is reflected in focused arguments about the normative limits of permissible divine allowance.
Argued that theodicy sets normative boundaries on both what God may and may not permit
Contributed to the evidential problem of evil literature in analytic philosophy
Engaged with the logical structure of divine permission in the context of moral error